Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people by country
Scholarly publications on AI per million people, including journal articles, conference papers, working papers, and preprints. The data only covers articles with an English-language title or abstract.
Countries reporting
161
Highest
1,972 publications per million people
Vatican
Lowest
0.0712 publications per million people
Burundi
Median
20.51 publications per million people
Years covered
9
2016–2024
Data points
1,421
What the numbers show
Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people is currently reported for 161 countries. The highest value is 1,972 publications per million people in Vatican; the lowest is 0.0712 publications per million people in Burundi.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.51 publications per million people, and the mean is 79.08 publications per million people.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 27,708.
Over the past decade 153 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 8,176.7%), and the largest decrease in Monaco (down 67.5%).
Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatican | 1,972 publications per million people | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Singapore | 765.21 publications per million people | 2024 | up 158.1% | rising |
| 4 | Saint Lucia | 433.93 publications per million people | 2024 | up 7,552.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Switzerland | 370.99 publications per million people | 2024 | up 110.6% | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 368.05 publications per million people | 2024 | up 202.5% | rising |
| 7 | Cyprus | 322.46 publications per million people | 2024 | up 182.9% | rising |
| 8 | Norway | 318.11 publications per million people | 2024 | up 205.1% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 284.69 publications per million people | 2024 | up 126.4% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 269.17 publications per million people | 2024 | up 118.5% | rising |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 246.48 publications per million people | 2024 | up 686.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Sweden | 237.49 publications per million people | 2024 | up 113.1% | rising |
| 15 | Brunei | 229.07 publications per million people | 2024 | up 345.2% | volatile |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 224.1 publications per million people | 2024 | up 112.9% | rising |
| 17 | Iceland | 223.69 publications per million people | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 18 | Netherlands | 218.23 publications per million people | 2024 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 19 | Canada | 212.47 publications per million people | 2024 | up 117.6% | rising |
| 20 | Qatar | 208.3 publications per million people | 2024 | up 142.8% | rising |
| 21 | Greece | 200.14 publications per million people | 2024 | up 137.5% | rising |
| 22 | South Korea | 198.48 publications per million people | 2024 | up 227.4% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 197.46 publications per million people | 2024 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 24 | Estonia | 191.1 publications per million people | 2024 | up 249.2% | rising |
| 25 | Slovenia | 188.32 publications per million people | 2024 | up 89.4% | rising |
| 26 | Portugal | 184.84 publications per million people | 2024 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 27 | New Zealand | 173.76 publications per million people | 2024 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 28 | Taiwan | 172.83 publications per million people | 2024 | up 158.3% | rising |
| 29 | Bahrain | 168.63 publications per million people | 2024 | up 1,105.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 161.59 publications per million people | 2024 | up 644.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Israel | 155.64 publications per million people | 2024 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 33 | Belgium | 154.79 publications per million people | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 34 | Italy | 153.73 publications per million people | 2024 | up 131.5% | rising |
| 35 | Germany | 151.3 publications per million people | 2024 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 36 | United States | 147.09 publications per million people | 2024 | up 115.4% | rising |
| 37 | Malaysia | 119.33 publications per million people | 2024 | up 145.5% | rising |
| 38 | Spain | 115.88 publications per million people | 2024 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 39 | France | 115.42 publications per million people | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 40 | Oman | 112.66 publications per million people | 2024 | up 869.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Croatia | 112.25 publications per million people | 2024 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 42 | Lithuania | 103.88 publications per million people | 2024 | up 210.5% | rising |
| 43 | Grenada | 102.37 publications per million people | 2024 | up 1,081.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Jordan | 101.71 publications per million people | 2024 | up 401.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Hungary | 94.87 publications per million people | 2024 | up 168.2% | rising |
| 46 | Japan | 87.86 publications per million people | 2024 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 47 | China | 82.03 publications per million people | 2024 | up 423.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Czechia | 80.76 publications per million people | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 49 | Serbia | 79.72 publications per million people | 2024 | up 130.0% | rising |
| 50 | Tunisia | 75.75 publications per million people | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 51 | Slovakia | 71.73 publications per million people | 2024 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 52 | Lebanon | 70.96 publications per million people | 2024 | up 273.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 70.44 publications per million people | 2024 | up 258.6% | rising |
| 54 | Kuwait | 69.92 publications per million people | 2024 | up 495.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Romania | 69.84 publications per million people | 2024 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 56 | Montenegro | 67.35 publications per million people | 2024 | up 223.4% | rising |
| 57 | Latvia | 60.9 publications per million people | 2024 | up 159.5% | rising |
| 58 | Poland | 60.87 publications per million people | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 59 | Iraq | 60.53 publications per million people | 2024 | up 731.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Turkey | 56.73 publications per million people | 2024 | up 204.9% | rising |
| 61 | North Macedonia | 54.85 publications per million people | 2024 | up 124.1% | rising |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40.45 publications per million people | 2024 | up 123.0% | rising |
| 63 | Morocco | 40.44 publications per million people | 2024 | up 190.8% | rising |
| 64 | Fiji | 39.84 publications per million people | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 65 | Mauritius | 38.55 publications per million people | 2024 | up 729.9% | volatile |
| 66 | India | 35.88 publications per million people | 2024 | up 363.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Ukraine | 33.04 publications per million people | 2024 | up 255.5% | rising |
| 68 | Iran | 32.41 publications per million people | 2024 | up 80.1% | rising |
| 69 | Barbados | 31.86 publications per million people | 2024 | up 792.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 30.69 publications per million people | 2024 | up 526.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Botswana | 30.14 publications per million people | 2024 | up 461.4% | volatile |
| 72 | San Marino | 29.76 publications per million people | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 73 | Chile | 29.19 publications per million people | 2024 | up 111.6% | rising |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 27.57 publications per million people | 2024 | up 383.3% | rising |
| 75 | Algeria | 26.23 publications per million people | 2024 | up 106.1% | rising |
| 76 | Monaco | 25.87 publications per million people | 2024 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 77 | Thailand | 25.28 publications per million people | 2024 | up 206.3% | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 25.03 publications per million people | 2024 | up 170.1% | rising |
| 79 | Albania | 24.72 publications per million people | 2024 | up 377.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Indonesia | 23.81 publications per million people | 2024 | up 431.7% | rising |
| 81 | Russia | 23.61 publications per million people | 2024 | up 99.2% | rising |
| 82 | Armenia | 23.2 publications per million people | 2024 | up 577.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Uruguay | 23.03 publications per million people | 2024 | up 143.2% | rising |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.22 publications per million people | 2024 | up 281.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Egypt | 20.51 publications per million people | 2024 | up 197.4% | rising |
| 86 | Bangladesh | 18.35 publications per million people | 2024 | up 858.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Vietnam | 18.13 publications per million people | 2024 | up 203.8% | rising |
| 88 | Georgia | 18.12 publications per million people | 2024 | up 390.8% | volatile |
| 89 | South Africa | 17.45 publications per million people | 2024 | up 179.1% | rising |
| 90 | Brazil | 15.14 publications per million people | 2024 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 91 | Libya | 14.77 publications per million people | 2024 | up 476.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Namibia | 13.86 publications per million people | 2024 | up 383.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 13.84 publications per million people | 2024 | up 192.9% | rising |
| 94 | Pakistan | 13.81 publications per million people | 2024 | up 361.2% | rising |
| 95 | Peru | 13.76 publications per million people | 2024 | up 388.4% | rising |
| 96 | Guyana | 13.24 publications per million people | 2024 | up 408.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 13.23 publications per million people | 2024 | up 8,176.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Colombia | 12.95 publications per million people | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 12.77 publications per million people | 2024 | up 270.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Belarus | 12.37 publications per million people | 2024 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 101 | Mongolia | 12.08 publications per million people | 2024 | up 359.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Maldives | 11.37 publications per million people | 2024 | up 421.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Mexico | 11.13 publications per million people | 2024 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 104 | Philippines | 9.78 publications per million people | 2024 | up 823.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Bhutan | 8.84 publications per million people | 2024 | up 561.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Ghana | 8.05 publications per million people | 2024 | up 1,212.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Congo | 6.47 publications per million people | 2024 | up 1,590.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Rwanda | 6.45 publications per million people | 2024 | up 1,822.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Eswatini | 6.44 publications per million people | 2024 | up 639.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Panama | 6.42 publications per million people | 2024 | up 223.4% | rising |
| 111 | Argentina | 6.32 publications per million people | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 112 | Nepal | 6.1 publications per million people | 2024 | up 966.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Nigeria | 5.88 publications per million people | 2024 | up 614.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Moldova | 5.27 publications per million people | 2024 | up 143.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Bahamas | 4.98 publications per million people | 2024 | up 95.7% | rising |
| 116 | Yemen | 4.61 publications per million people | 2024 | up 289.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.45 publications per million people | 2024 | up 2,620.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Cuba | 4.37 publications per million people | 2024 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 119 | Kenya | 4.11 publications per million people | 2024 | up 465.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Cameroon | 3.98 publications per million people | 2024 | up 749.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Ethiopia | 3.59 publications per million people | 2024 | up 1,432.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Senegal | 3.51 publications per million people | 2024 | up 428.2% | rising |
| 123 | El Salvador | 3.31 publications per million people | 2024 | up 927.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Syria | 3.16 publications per million people | 2024 | up 304.5% | rising |
| 125 | Honduras | 3.05 publications per million people | 2024 | up 2,769.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Zimbabwe | 2.89 publications per million people | 2024 | up 426.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Uganda | 2.78 publications per million people | 2024 | up 1,247.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Jamaica | 2.47 publications per million people | 2024 | down 23.0% | flat |
| 129 | Cambodia | 2.44 publications per million people | 2024 | up 544.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Gabon | 2.36 publications per million people | 2024 | up 409.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Benin | 2.35 publications per million people | 2024 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 132 | Paraguay | 2.16 publications per million people | 2024 | down 35.6% | rising |
| 133 | East Timor | 2.14 publications per million people | 2024 | up 168.1% | rising |
| 134 | Myanmar | 1.87 publications per million people | 2024 | up 407.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Gambia | 1.81 publications per million people | 2024 | up 313.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 1.8 publications per million people | 2024 | up 1,509.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Lesotho | 1.71 publications per million people | 2024 | up 269.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Bolivia | 1.69 publications per million people | 2024 | up 845.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Afghanistan | 1.69 publications per million people | 2024 | up 5,925.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Malawi | 1.62 publications per million people | 2024 | up 2,815.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Venezuela | 1.58 publications per million people | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 142 | Dominican Republic | 1.58 publications per million people | 2024 | up 731.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Sudan | 1.57 publications per million people | 2024 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 144 | Somalia | 1.47 publications per million people | 2024 | up 1,038.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Burkina Faso | 1.4 publications per million people | 2024 | up 1,254.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Mauritania | 1.35 publications per million people | 2024 | up 176.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Tanzania | 1.21 publications per million people | 2024 | up 551.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Zambia | 1.13 publications per million people | 2024 | up 1,804.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Guatemala | 1.09 publications per million people | 2024 | up 783.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Liberia | 1.07 publications per million people | 2024 | up 439.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Togo | 0.9516 publications per million people | 2024 | — | rising |
| 152 | Sierra Leone | 0.6943 publications per million people | 2024 | up 412.3% | rising |
| 153 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.6889 publications per million people | 2024 | up 155.8% | rising |
| 154 | Tajikistan | 0.6609 publications per million people | 2024 | up 207.6% | rising |
| 155 | Laos | 0.6435 publications per million people | 2024 | up 122.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Mozambique | 0.4331 publications per million people | 2024 | up 294.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Angola | 0.3959 publications per million people | 2024 | up 477.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Madagascar | 0.3754 publications per million people | 2024 | up 879.8% | volatile |
| 159 | North Korea | 0.3019 publications per million people | 2024 | up 158.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Chad | 0.2956 publications per million people | 2024 | up 361.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Niger | 0.185 publications per million people | 2024 | up 282.6% | rising |
| 162 | Haiti | 0.1699 publications per million people | 2024 | up 81.3% | rising |
| 163 | Mali | 0.1634 publications per million people | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Nicaragua | 0.1446 publications per million people | 2024 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 165 | Burundi | 0.0712 publications per million people | 2024 | down 57.8% | volatile |
About this data
Scholarly publications on AI per million people, including journal articles, conference papers, working papers, and preprints. The data only covers articles with an English-language title or abstract.